Positives to Canals, Carry heavy weights faster than by road, Carry more goods at a time, Cheaper to use, More goods sold as barges could carry 40 tonnes, By 1840, 4,500 miles of canals, Could move fragile goods, Negatives to Canals, Different builders built different sizes, Better roads led to better carriages being developed, People preferred horse drawn carriages, Food that rotted quickly could not be transported by canals, Canals could freeze in the winter, Canals could dry up in the summer

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